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, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >> thank you very much. i want to say about the comment about the appearance of politicians and that kind of thing. one, i guess that means the old chi shea that politics is -- chee shea that politics is show showiche that politics is business. over.gly people is i kind of disagree with you. i don't care what these people look like or anything like that. i don't think most people do. underestimating the audience, which i think is a big problem. that's where you get a lot of this nonsense because of the powers at be, what sleep shea you want to use -- cliche you want to use. by and
, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >> thank you very much. i want to say...
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this is the headline in the style section of "the washington post," -- this morning, president obama is to unveil an initiative to map the human brain. on tuesday he will announce a broad new research initiative started with -- a potential senate race here -- hypothetical matchup in the washington times show mark warner being macdonell easily. mcdonnell has not indicated any interest in returning to the seat. and thoughts on north korea south korea? -- giveny concern is the fact that we have speant so much resourcs in iraq and the countyry is tired of war. the country is tired of war at the wrong time. iss coutnryntry, north korea, the real mccoy. i wonder if those resources should have been saved for a situation like this. both korea is to china what syria is to iran. this is a trying time. somebody is sitting there with "eir legs crossed and saying, he watched this." "watched this." when you look at a deficit -- they cannot come together to get things done. china is watching this. is a very trying time. host: front page of "the wall street journal," -- in the money and investing se
this is the headline in the style section of "the washington post," -- this morning, president obama is to unveil an initiative to map the human brain. on tuesday he will announce a broad new research initiative started with -- a potential senate race here -- hypothetical matchup in the washington times show mark warner being macdonell easily. mcdonnell has not indicated any interest in returning to the seat. and thoughts on north korea south korea? -- giveny concern is the fact that...
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social program face a cut back in president obama's budget. we expect to see this released next week. and the article says that the president plans to propose a new inflation formula that would have the effect of reducing cost of living payment for social security benefits. there would be protections for those in the low-income bracket and old beneficiary. what do you think about this? >> guest: we have seen the new job numbers come in this morning, and every time those numbers dip, i think it's now 7.6% this morning, it's a hopeful sign that there's a recovery kicking in to place. i think the misplaced obsession with debt and deficit which the social security cut is part of is just crazy. social security, by the way, shouldn't be in the same sentence with the word deficit. the social security has nothing to do -- >> we're going kick it off now. i've within told to keep it to an hour. we're going try to do that. i'm jody schneider. i'm the team leader for congress and tax policy coverage of "bloomberg news" here in washington. we have an -- in
social program face a cut back in president obama's budget. we expect to see this released next week. and the article says that the president plans to propose a new inflation formula that would have the effect of reducing cost of living payment for social security benefits. there would be protections for those in the low-income bracket and old beneficiary. what do you think about this? >> guest: we have seen the new job numbers come in this morning, and every time those numbers dip, i...
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of you who don't know us well, it is a global think tank with our mother ship in london and here in washington and singapore. those offices grew out of the dialogue that the institutes have pioneered over the past decade. these two also publishes survival, the annual military balance, the 2013 edition of which, was launched last week and the book series, some of which are on display in the back. this office is a critical part of that broader network. we see to bring a global perspective to washington and bring washington's perspective to a sometimes skeptical audience. it is a membership organization for those who aren't members could find information at the back or on our website. enough about us. we're here to hear from frank. his potion at deputy assistance secretary, frank is responsible for key issues in defense and military response policy. he held various positions in the u.s. house of represents on the house committee on intelligence and in the offices of to the secretary of defense. he received his m.a. from college in london. having worked with frank in the arms control bureau in the
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that is a story about president obama's travels today. he's headed to denver to talk about gun-control legislation. in the evening he will be in california for fund-raisers. the first event is a 5000 per person cocktail reception. the second is a 32,500 per person dinner. those are some headlines. and this on the front page of the wall street journal, increasing social media -- embracing. alex in georgia, independent, on gun-control legislation. go ahead. believe obama's administration is so much against the school shootings as they are against guns period. , where theyious were lying, to set up a gun shop along the border to use them and take away people's rights. that backfired on them when one of the agents got killed. everything that i have seen tells me that this government is really not for the people any more. au would not expect to seen sitting president attacking the constitution one after another. george bush attacked it and obama attacked it with the patriot act and another thing. my opinion is there after the constitution. whe
that is a story about president obama's travels today. he's headed to denver to talk about gun-control legislation. in the evening he will be in california for fund-raisers. the first event is a 5000 per person cocktail reception. the second is a 32,500 per person dinner. those are some headlines. and this on the front page of the wall street journal, increasing social media -- embracing. alex in georgia, independent, on gun-control legislation. go ahead. believe obama's administration is so...
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it's washington's problem that has taken our money and spent on something else. on paul ryan's budget you have talked a lot about paul ryan's budget now let's talk about president obama's budget that got voted down 99-0. let's talk about that. and on the constitution you guys the number one thing for this federal government to do is to protect this country and now they're talking about cutting defense. that's where we should be more powerful is right in our defense budget. thank you. guest: what would really be helpful to eliminate on the first point the relationship between the budget and social security. and you understand that cold. guest: right. guest: if you can explain it briefly. guest: social security was a separate trust fund not really part of the overall budget in the 1969. there was a commission lyndon johnson actually started the commission but the change was made during the nixon administration. social security is part of what's now known as the unified budget but it is still a separate trust fund. whenever it has a surplus -- i'm sorry for the wonk
it's washington's problem that has taken our money and spent on something else. on paul ryan's budget you have talked a lot about paul ryan's budget now let's talk about president obama's budget that got voted down 99-0. let's talk about that. and on the constitution you guys the number one thing for this federal government to do is to protect this country and now they're talking about cutting defense. that's where we should be more powerful is right in our defense budget. thank you. guest:...
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who has the en a book "obama onthe the couch."bush onthe couc my husband was a phd psychologist. -- justincountry frank him along with his release. an emptm.d. he is that we have a mental problem in this country. that is why we are unable to come together in a bipartisan manner and do what we have to do. americansmething need to think about. we need the mental health institution to tell us the truth of how we look. to us, we look ok. host: the caller mentioned bush on the couch and obama on the couch. to can look at book tv.org find that. and much more book tv every weekend beginning at 8 a.m.' eastern on c-span 2. dorothy. are your views being represented in the political debate? caller: no, actually my name is sean. sorry. it is a software thing. we apologize. caller: thank you for taking my call. my views are unfortunately not being represented. i will try to take to the topic of stop a lo. no negative intention, but you asked about democrats, republicans, and independents. i would classify myself as a libertarian. from that vi
who has the en a book "obama onthe the couch."bush onthe couc my husband was a phd psychologist. -- justincountry frank him along with his release. an emptm.d. he is that we have a mental problem in this country. that is why we are unable to come together in a bipartisan manner and do what we have to do. americansmething need to think about. we need the mental health institution to tell us the truth of how we look. to us, we look ok. host: the caller mentioned bush on the couch and...
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washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> now joining us to continue our discussion on the situation ,n korea, michele flournoy former defense undersecretary for the obama administration. certain in that capacity from 2009 until 2012. , are wey flournoy mobilizing for war? no, absolutely not. what you're seeing is a regular exercise we hold a most every year. i think there is a desire on the part of the administration to signal our strong support and close ties to south korea and so forth. if anything, right now everybody thes to try to turn down tensions. >> are these tensions different than in the past? >> they are and they aren't. seen cycles of provocation before from north korea, both from the previous leader in the previous leader before that. what is new this time is that we have a new, young, inexperienced leader in place it was right now very worried about consolidating his own , and some with play two constituencies but is also an experienced in terms of knowing how to manage this. the worry is that beca
washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> now joining us to continue our discussion on the situation ,n korea, michele flournoy former defense undersecretary for the obama administration. certain in that capacity from 2009 until 2012. , are wey flournoy mobilizing for war? no, absolutely not. what you're seeing is a regular exercise we hold a most every year. i think there is a desire on the part of the administration to signal our strong support and close ties to...
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hy doesn't president obama toinvite kim jong-un washington, there have been some that have advocated that. president clinton seriously contemplated visiting north korea but did not get there. be a littleeed to more careful with the president's time and prestige, and make sure any kind of encounter at that level would be productive and not enabled north behavior of a link to improving things. host: thelma in oklahoma city. and democrats. good morning.ler: my question is i have a daughter who was in south korea for 20 months. she came home for a visit last month, and is supposed to go back on the 19th. and i am concerned about her safety, how much disruption is going on in the communities. she is teaching english. who tracks the americans when they're in a foreign country? seoul. teaching in guest: that is a very good question, and we understand your concern. as we have said, accident could happen, and there could be some kind of encounter on the peninsula, but i do not think any of us really believe full- scale war is a prospect that north korea is in any way it likely to carry out an
hy doesn't president obama toinvite kim jong-un washington, there have been some that have advocated that. president clinton seriously contemplated visiting north korea but did not get there. be a littleeed to more careful with the president's time and prestige, and make sure any kind of encounter at that level would be productive and not enabled north behavior of a link to improving things. host: thelma in oklahoma city. and democrats. good morning.ler: my question is i have a daughter who was...
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., and talks about paul ryan, michelle obama. magazine, theyle traditionally have no interest in washington because they think it is stated, boring, and still, but the sex appeal, for better or worse, in the past four years, it has significantly increased. megan and on politico, mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain, getting a television show. caller: i'd like to say a few things about professor hall's comments about the appearance or real appearance of politicians. i guess that kind of means the old cliche that politics is show business for ugly people is kind of over. more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i do not care what any of these people look like or anything like that and i do not care and i think it kind of underestimates the obvious, which i think is really a big problem here. get thisre you nonsense because the powers that be, whatever it cliche you want to use, they do not think people want to see this serious news. i think if you do put out serious news on a regular basis, by and large, most people would
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t now a senior adviser to president obama valerie jarrett. she spoke wednesday as part of the atlantic's women in washington series. her comments are just under an hour. >> thank you, elizabeth. thank you very much and all of you for being here. thank you, valerie. i will take you a couple of things about her before we get started. full disclosure, we used to work together on the first obama presidential campaign. now i get the chance to ask her all those questions that i always wanted to ask. [laughter] valor is a senior adviser to president obama. she oversees the white house office of public engagement, an important office to the president. also the head of the council on women and girls. she was the senior official in many capacities in the city of chicago and was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she is a lawyer and has practice in a couple of law firms. she has gone from law to private business and now to the very top position, one of the very top positions in the white house. one of the most senior roles ever played b
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president obama in washington to see syracuse and market. this game not a scoring -- marquette. this game not a scoring game. james sutherland muscling two off the board and foul. the golden eagles outscored by ten in the second half. syracuse runs the floor. brandon tish dishes to sutherland. sutherland leads them. they win it. they get the nets as a reward. >>> ohio state against wichita state in los angeles. the shockers are leading 60-52 with inside four minutes to play. >>> a huge saturday night in front of us. the stanford and cal women playing in the ncaa tournament. the warriors and sharks, also in action tonight. we'll have it all for you at 10:00 on "sports wrap." see you then. >> a lot to cover. thank you. >> sure. >>> coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, more on that developing news in antioch where a child was hospitalized after a shooting. we'll bring you all of the latest information tonight at 10:00. >>> thank you so much for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time knees breaks. we're always here online at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. see you at 10
president obama in washington to see syracuse and market. this game not a scoring -- marquette. this game not a scoring game. james sutherland muscling two off the board and foul. the golden eagles outscored by ten in the second half. syracuse runs the floor. brandon tish dishes to sutherland. sutherland leads them. they win it. they get the nets as a reward. >>> ohio state against wichita state in los angeles. the shockers are leading 60-52 with inside four minutes to play....
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then, addresses by president obama and representative terry. on the next "washington journal" columnist stan colander and peter were easy -- morici talk about the prospects of reaching a 2012 budget agreement. that is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> monday night on "first ladies." anna harrison, whose husband died after one month in office, and the woman who becomes first lady when john tyler since the presidency. and julia tyler, who becomes the president second wife. >> j i think of as the madonna of first ladies. she looked publicity. -- loved publicity. she posed as a model when that was frowned upon. the rows ofn as long island. was bewitching. she certainly bewitched 57-year- old john tyler. she loved being first lady. she had the job for less than a year. whoit was julie tyler ordered the marine band to play helped him achieve whenever the president appears. it was also her who greeted her guests, sitting on a throne on a raised platform with purple plumes in her hair. moret as if she was the queenly role that martha washington had de
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richard in for thom hartmann live from washington d.c. and i'm sam sachs and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. in this year's budget proposal president obama will propose cuts to social security and other social programs is he making a huge mistake we'll talk about this and more internets big picture rumble and how have the giant telecom companies brought about a new gilded age in america susan crawford in tonight's edition of conversations with great minds. and it's friday so it's time for the big picture romo joining us tonight are heather sara political consultant and associate at blueskin solutions and adam by editor in chief of net right daily welcome back both of you thanks for joining us tonight so let's start talking about jobs numbers eighty eight thousand jobs added last month that's pretty dismal the unemployment rate did fall to seven point six percent because a lot of people aren't looking for jobs anymore because it's so bad this is the first jobs report since the sequester went into effect. it's also first
richard in for thom hartmann live from washington d.c. and i'm sam sachs and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. in this year's budget proposal president obama will propose cuts to social security and other social programs is he making a huge mistake we'll talk about this and more internets big picture rumble and how have the giant telecom companies brought about a new gilded age in america susan crawford in tonight's edition of conversations with great minds. and it's friday so...
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people were for it before barack obama came out for it as well. i want to ask you sam then you, colin how do you grade the president's speeches? we haven't heard specific critiques about the up-or-down vote he demanded in the state of the union ain't gonna happen. >> i'm not convinced it isn't going to happen. there will be a lot of amendments and there's a question as to what bill is going to make it to the floor. that seems to change on a daily basis. i think he's right to push this call for giving a vote because there's a lot of electeds who don't want to take the vote. they're worried about it. that means that if there is a vote, they'll feel a lot of pressure to vote in favor of some type of legislation. but -- so i think it is early to grade the president. i think in this instance, i don't think he's doing such a bad job. he's going out to connecticut. he's going out to the country. he's taking it to the people. and so i think -- i think to a certain extent, he's doing what i would like to see done on a lot of other issues. >> john: the poli
people were for it before barack obama came out for it as well. i want to ask you sam then you, colin how do you grade the president's speeches? we haven't heard specific critiques about the up-or-down vote he demanded in the state of the union ain't gonna happen. >> i'm not convinced it isn't going to happen. there will be a lot of amendments and there's a question as to what bill is going to make it to the floor. that seems to change on a daily basis. i think he's right to push this...
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about the approach by the agency in trying to thwart this glerst that program is much less expensive as obama care with 1/12th as much. cantwell worried if they were worried about competition with the exchanges. >> is there a bias somewhere in the administration against lower cost managed care delivery systems that the act calls for in exchange for the exchange. >> aside from delays, three smaller parts of the original law have already failed. congress overwhelmingly repealed one provision to force small businesses to file irs forms. if they spent more than $600 a year with any one firm. then the class act would have provided long-term care but fell apart over shaky financing. >> they pulled the plug on it themselves and congress repealed it. >> and finally a program to cover people with preexisting conditions until obama care took hold. also collapsed. stranding seriously ill patients without care. there is always an argument over cost. nonpartisan group of actuaries found obama care would mean a huge increase in overall health spending. >> the individual market cost increases are going to u
about the approach by the agency in trying to thwart this glerst that program is much less expensive as obama care with 1/12th as much. cantwell worried if they were worried about competition with the exchanges. >> is there a bias somewhere in the administration against lower cost managed care delivery systems that the act calls for in exchange for the exchange. >> aside from delays, three smaller parts of the original law have already failed. congress overwhelmingly repealed one...
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president obama back in connecticut on monday. the white house confirmed the first lady will be in chicago on wednesday. >> this was a very busy and consequential week. this is shaping up to be an incredibly consequential month. you write, there will be gun legislation hitting the senate floor sometime later this month. it is a question of whether you he said up having it this week or next as democrats try to be able to get some type of republican co-sponsor for the legislation that includes those background checks. there was rae congressmen morning joe marist poll that showed nearly 90% of people favoring the background collection but democrats are actively looking for a republican co-sponsor to that type of legislation. >> thank you very much. we'll see you on monday. have a great weekend. >> you too. >> new information out of sanford, florida, and the trayvon martin case. the atlantic sentinel reporting that martin's parents have settled a wrongful death claim against the homeowner's association of the subdivision where trayvon
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call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con sill terry approach as the best path forward, but what is the end game when the goal posts are set in the middle of the field. ezra klein writes notice "washington post," the upside of the strategy is clear -- obama gets caught trying on a budget compromise. by starting in the middle, liberals worry that obama risks pushing a final compromise to the right. if the left is unhappy, what of the right this morning, house speaker john boehner issued a statement suggesting president obama isn't making a serious offer at compromise. if the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up
call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con...
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half a dozen indicted or investigated under the obama. no question they are trying to send a signal to government officials business usually as practiced in washington forever which involves the commonplace interactions between journalists and government officials involving classified information, that they are trying to deter officials from behaving the way they have. >> i'm probably the only person around the table who someone of those former government officials and what is wrong with this. you sign the deal when you become a government official not to disclose classified information and you have to day-by-day make a distinction between legitimate backgrounding talking to journalist and you have a sense where you don't cross the line. what is wrong with what the obama administration is doing? >> i think the government wasn't so broken and so manipulated and misused from day-to-day in washington. this is a singling out of selected weak individuals. it's like when the justice system works and other sectors of our country. if you have a p
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action and president obama's push. one of the tweets said the economy is weak, the national debt is mounting and too many americans are out of work. president obama's campaign against guns. this is one of their responses. back out here live. we are matching to the plaza. this was planned at 5:30 p.m. 50 people joined the march and these marchers and other rally goers expect to meet another group of people just a few blocks away. right here in palo alto. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new figures from the labor department, jobless claims jumped. 357,000 people filed new claims. that is up 16,000 from the week before. despite two weeks of increases the number of initial claims remains in the range that indicates that it is still growing. stocks edged higher today, the dow and the nasdaq saw gains and the s&p rose 6 points to close above its record high that was reached in october of 2007. >>> two bay area lawmakers are taking over seas trips paid for by outside groups. she is in taiwan with lawm
action and president obama's push. one of the tweets said the economy is weak, the national debt is mounting and too many americans are out of work. president obama's campaign against guns. this is one of their responses. back out here live. we are matching to the plaza. this was planned at 5:30 p.m. 50 people joined the march and these marchers and other rally goers expect to meet another group of people just a few blocks away. right here in palo alto. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu...
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we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april, is less than $2,000. not a consequential amount of money, but this is part of the president's attempt to get the high ground, especially as some of the sequester effects kick in. i wouldn't be at all surprised, we heard a similar thing from chuck hagel, the defense secretary, because a lot of the defense cuts are coming in defense, earlier today. i wouldn't be surprised if we hear that from some members of congress, with the question of leadership as well. but principally, only for those who like president obama, don't actually need that money, maria. >> john, thanks so much. jo
we have breaking news right now in washington. john harwood with the details. over to you, john. >> maria, this is part of the sequester battle this is symbolic. you had president obama at the white house confirming he's going to return 5% of his salary since the beginning of the sequester, which hit on march the 1st. now, the president makes $400,000 a year. that's a little more than $30,000 a month, which means that 5% of that for a month, so far, we're just in the beginning of april,...
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and lawmakers argue it won't bring washington closer to reducing the deficit. i'm jamie colby, back to bulls and bears only on the fox news channel and check out foxnews.com. >> brenda: here comes the new blame game. we've heard the companies using disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes for not hitting their target, but the sequester, the man mandatory cuts are cutting into sales? >> point the finger at yourself. the sun is in your eyes, your shoes are untied, i'm certainly it's not your fault that you've lost money collectively since orville and wilber wright flew at kittyhawk. they're losing money left and right. our government is just as inept and-- >> they don't all lose money, contractors are scared, not flying as much. does it have much impact? >> the point about the airlines being a terrible industry, but partially to blame on the government and partially the payroll tax. there were real cuts in government and people are firing people and if you work in government and one of the 20 in your group got fired because of the sequester cut then you start ge
and lawmakers argue it won't bring washington closer to reducing the deficit. i'm jamie colby, back to bulls and bears only on the fox news channel and check out foxnews.com. >> brenda: here comes the new blame game. we've heard the companies using disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes for not hitting their target, but the sequester, the man mandatory cuts are cutting into sales? >> point the finger at yourself. the sun is in your eyes, your shoes are untied, i'm certainly it's...
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so president obama sounded rather frustrated this morning when he mentioned washington commentators who say the nation's moved on since the sandy hook massacre. and that the opportunity to enact any serious gun control legislation may have passed us by. a recent poll, sir, suggests those commentators may be right. do you think the political momentum has shifted already on gun control? >> well, actually, i share the president's frustration that nothing has yet happened on gun safety legislation moving its way through congress. i hope we have not missed that window of opportunity to bring gun safety legislation up before the congress to at least have a vote on these issues. that's what the president asked for in his state of the union message. that's what i have been calling on -- for and the violence task force has been calling for. i believe that the victims of sandy hook and so many victims of gun violence across this country deserve a vote in congress on this issue. >> john: sir how offensive is it to you when you hear nra officials using phrases like the connecticut effect, meaning t
so president obama sounded rather frustrated this morning when he mentioned washington commentators who say the nation's moved on since the sandy hook massacre. and that the opportunity to enact any serious gun control legislation may have passed us by. a recent poll, sir, suggests those commentators may be right. do you think the political momentum has shifted already on gun control? >> well, actually, i share the president's frustration that nothing has yet happened on gun safety...
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according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including those offered by the federal housing administration that insure home loans against default. wait a minute. this is the exact tactic that caused the housing bubble and the housing market to crash years ago. is washington ever going to learn from its past mistakes? just another sign that the administration has no idea what they're doing. joining me with reaction, the founder of campens company and ceo of the bab group, real estate analyze, dani babb. the community reinvestment act, wasn't that the government started under jimmy carter, doubled down by bill clinton and increased under clinton that forced banks and
according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including...
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. >> >>> obama drama. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you know that scene in "casa blanca" when the captain shoots the nazi, and does the right thing by bergman, and says welcome back to the fight, rick. i felt that way today watching president obama get back to the front in the historic battle for gun safety. not biden, not bloomberg but the twice elected leader of this country leading the charge for america to do the right thing, to measure up morally to the horror of newtown, connecticut. so i say it loudly and proudly, welcome back to the fight, mr. president. neil heslin is here with us today, he lost his son, jesse in the newtown school shooting, with the organization mayors against illegal guns. today in d.c. for the national day to demand action. there they are. lori haas is a member for the coalition to stop gun violence. she was standing behind the president today when she spoke. her daughter, emily, was shot and injured in the 2007 virginia tech massacre. both of you, thank you so much. thank yo
. >> >>> obama drama. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you know that scene in "casa blanca" when the captain shoots the nazi, and does the right thing by bergman, and says welcome back to the fight, rick. i felt that way today watching president obama get back to the front in the historic battle for gun safety. not biden, not bloomberg but the twice elected leader of this...
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john harwood joins us from washington now with more. tell us about what the president is likely to propose. >> reporter: what he's doing, tyler, is embodying the last offer he made to house speaker boehner when they were negotiating around the fiscal cliff in december into his formal budget proposal. so for example, the so-called chain cpi for social security is in his proposal. that will reduce future payments and because of the effect on tax brackets cause some people's ta taxes to go up to some degree. this is a president saying, see, i'm willing to compromise and all the flak he's getting only serves to underscore his argument. he's hoping to convince them to come to the table. >> will republicans go along with the idea that there's a revenue raise here as a result that people -- they'll be moved in the higher tax brackets? >> interestingly, republicans have said no more tax increases, but this is one set of tax increases they do support. this is a republican proposal which they pushed during the fiscal cliff talks. the question is
john harwood joins us from washington now with more. tell us about what the president is likely to propose. >> reporter: what he's doing, tyler, is embodying the last offer he made to house speaker boehner when they were negotiating around the fiscal cliff in december into his formal budget proposal. so for example, the so-called chain cpi for social security is in his proposal. that will reduce future payments and because of the effect on tax brackets cause some people's ta taxes to go...
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a new battle budget i should say, going on right now in washington. president obama now saying the proposal that he will release next week isn't, quote, his ideal plan, and early reports, however, of entitlement cuts included in the plan are drawing criticism from both republicans and democrats. and molly henneberg joining us live with more details about this battle that's going on over the budget. >> hi, kelly. president obama said today that his budget is a quote, compromise, but so far, republican leaders don't see it that way. the president will unveil the details on wednesday, but it's said to include some tax hikes. and some cuts to the growth of social security and other benefit programs. here is what the president said in his weekly radio and internet address. >> my budget will reduce our deficits, not with aimless, reckless spending cuts that hurt seniors and middle class families, but through the balanced approach that american people prefer and the investments that a growing economy demands. >> republican house speaker john boehner seen her
a new battle budget i should say, going on right now in washington. president obama now saying the proposal that he will release next week isn't, quote, his ideal plan, and early reports, however, of entitlement cuts included in the plan are drawing criticism from both republicans and democrats. and molly henneberg joining us live with more details about this battle that's going on over the budget. >> hi, kelly. president obama said today that his budget is a quote, compromise, but so...
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now the obama administration is come along, with a really bright idea. just when you think this outfit can't surprise you, here they come. to bring back the same policies that led to subprime mortgage crisis, the washington post reports that obama administration pushing banks to give out more home loans to people with weaker credit. did not one of them pay attention to what happened? do they not study history? doe they not understand anything? the reasoning? the housing rebound has left too many people behind. this sounds a little bit, just a little bit like well president clinton. like president bush. gosh, i want inch to have money to buy a house, but they don't. it's hard to disagree with the sentiment. but we've seen what happens when people think in terms of sentiment rather than solution. the market is improves. but here is another view on houses right now. 28% of all homeowners, in this country are still owing more than their homes are worth. the mortgage delinquency rate, on all loans is 7.4%. that is better than what it had been over 10%. just t
now the obama administration is come along, with a really bright idea. just when you think this outfit can't surprise you, here they come. to bring back the same policies that led to subprime mortgage crisis, the washington post reports that obama administration pushing banks to give out more home loans to people with weaker credit. did not one of them pay attention to what happened? do they not study history? doe they not understand anything? the reasoning? the housing rebound has left too...
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let's look at washington seriously. these guys never agree on anything until there's a real market crisis, especially when it comes to the budget. they're so far apart. as long as the economy is going along as it is now, not in a recession, as long as the market is making new highs every month, there's really not that much pressure on both sides to come together. neither of their bases want to do a deal. the republicans don't want to raise taxes, democrats don't want to tackle enttitlement spending even though obama said he would -- tackle entitlement spending, even though he said he would if pushed. i think we stay where we are on the six month. a lot of grand budget, especially paul ryan's proposal. >> i wonder if you would talk about the narrative that everything is great. >> it isn't. i want to suggest it isn't. there's two worlds going on here. >> that's exactly right. we talk about income disparity and decline of american mobility. there are two americans. the america where one in three families is living at or ne
let's look at washington seriously. these guys never agree on anything until there's a real market crisis, especially when it comes to the budget. they're so far apart. as long as the economy is going along as it is now, not in a recession, as long as the market is making new highs every month, there's really not that much pressure on both sides to come together. neither of their bases want to do a deal. the republicans don't want to raise taxes, democrats don't want to tackle enttitlement...
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for someone to fill his shoes here are a few of the names that are circulating over the weekend the washington post reported that the next f.b.i. director could be a woman lisa monaco had a senior post at the justice department before becoming president obama's top counterterrorism adviser if nominated monaco could be the first woman to head the f.b.i. . another thing about their merit garland he is the chief judge for the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. d.c. circuit and another name that may be more controversial neal macbride he was the deputy attorney general in the bush administration he is also the man that prosecuted former cia official john kiriakou and internet entrepreneur cam dot com and these are both cases we've focused on here at r.t. so we want to take a close look at the possible candidates record to discuss i was joined earlier by our t.v. producer adriano cerro and our producer and you're blake we started by looking at least on monaco and her record when it comes to government whistle blowers. really interesting that you bring this up was. primarily because back in two thou
for someone to fill his shoes here are a few of the names that are circulating over the weekend the washington post reported that the next f.b.i. director could be a woman lisa monaco had a senior post at the justice department before becoming president obama's top counterterrorism adviser if nominated monaco could be the first woman to head the f.b.i. . another thing about their merit garland he is the chief judge for the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. d.c. circuit and another name that...
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you know, i know washington people just like to argue. i guess it gets them on tv. but the fact is, you have the chamber of commerce and the afl-cio agreeing to a better infrastructure, knowing that it will of both businesses and workers. if you have a chamber and the unions agreeing and the politicians should be allowed to agree, to. lou: in other words, he just wants everyone to agree because the chamber of cmerce and the afl-cio do so. not every american, mr. president, want to follow the lead of the chamber of commerce or the afl-cio. and on at least one level mr. obama is right. it should not be a partisan issue because neither political party should be calling for higherpending when the federal government is running almost trillion dollar deficits and the national debt amounts to almost $70 trillion. that does not seem to me to be a partisan issue and all, just one of common sense and good judgment and responsibility. the center of the president's plan is based on government, again, picking and choosing winners, a process that has been laughably ineffective an
you know, i know washington people just like to argue. i guess it gets them on tv. but the fact is, you have the chamber of commerce and the afl-cio agreeing to a better infrastructure, knowing that it will of both businesses and workers. if you have a chamber and the unions agreeing and the politicians should be allowed to agree, to. lou: in other words, he just wants everyone to agree because the chamber of cmerce and the afl-cio do so. not every american, mr. president, want to follow the...
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and president obama still feels the pill is bad for kids. and young girls shouldn't handle this kind of product alone. but, regardless of how washington sees it, a federal judge went ahead with the ruling anyway today, making buying the morning after pill as easy as it is to buy cough syrup or condoms. a move which has infuriated many who say this puts our youth's health in danger. >> you are allowing a very potent drug that is essentially a mega dose of the pill that does require doctor's supervision and just lowing open access right next to the candy bars to a girl with any kind of age. there is a very definite case to be made that you need medical supervision for that. >> but the judge says this case is not about the potential misuse of plan b by 11-year-olds. and these emergency contraceptives would be among the safest drugs sold over the counter, jon. >> jon: but the supporters of this ruling, what are they saying? >> well, they have a lot to say. of the president of the center for reproductive rights calling the ruling a victory today
and president obama still feels the pill is bad for kids. and young girls shouldn't handle this kind of product alone. but, regardless of how washington sees it, a federal judge went ahead with the ruling anyway today, making buying the morning after pill as easy as it is to buy cough syrup or condoms. a move which has infuriated many who say this puts our youth's health in danger. >> you are allowing a very potent drug that is essentially a mega dose of the pill that does require...
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monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the prevalence of the sale of political intelligence is not known and therefore difficult to quantify. while currently little prevents lobbyists and washington insiders from gathering information, top congress could supplement existing gyps and laws to create stricter regulation. melissa: the washington post traveled the 1700 mile route and wrote about the experience in the recently published e-book, and, steve, what inspired you to do this? >> well, just seemed like a good way to bring this object to life rather than sit here and talk about whether or not this piece of paper was going to be stamped or appr
monday, washington base investment firm hype securities had a report predicting the obama administration would reverse course op big spending cuts that would have hit health insurers. they skyrocketed by 8.5%, a half hour later. the government announced the change in policy the report predicted. while the incident is throwing a spotlight on the controversial political intelligence industry, today's report by the investigative arm of congress concludeed the area is murky saying, quote, the...
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>> washington is based on personal relationships. it is harder to do someone dirty if you've been breaking bread with them. and this is something that the president has been a little slow in understanding over the last four years. you don't get an med-payoff from building these personal relationships but over time, it gives you another tool in the tool box to get your legislation through congress if you have a better working relationship. the way say, ronald reagan and tip o'neill did in the old days. >> you've written a lot about this president. you mentioned that he's been slow to do this sort of thing. is that part strategy or is that just part of who he is as a person? just someone who is not necessarily open to the idea of spending a great deal of time after hours, having a beer, hanging out with congress? >> he doesn't have more of much of a smooze gene. he like meeting new people but politician who's are just pursuing their narrow agendas are not at the top of his list. and he also found that often he would invite these guys o
>> washington is based on personal relationships. it is harder to do someone dirty if you've been breaking bread with them. and this is something that the president has been a little slow in understanding over the last four years. you don't get an med-payoff from building these personal relationships but over time, it gives you another tool in the tool box to get your legislation through congress if you have a better working relationship. the way say, ronald reagan and tip o'neill did in...
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for thom hartmann live from washington d.c. and i'm sam sax and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. president obama has announced a new federally funded scientific initiative to map the human brain and some republicans are even going along with it so should we be investing even more in scientific research for the benefit of all americans that and more in tonight's big picture rubble also we all know that the japanese people will face decades of health issues as a result of the fukushima nuclear disaster but could americans be facing similar issues to what is new research suggests about the radiation fallout from fukushima and its effects on americans living on the west coast and in tonight's daily take tom will tell you about an easy and straightforward method to reduce gun violence in america. all right and we begin tonight with the big picture rumble joining us our marc harrold libertarian commentator and attorney and vince cullen a senior online editor at the daily caller market thank you both for joining us
for thom hartmann live from washington d.c. and i'm sam sax and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. president obama has announced a new federally funded scientific initiative to map the human brain and some republicans are even going along with it so should we be investing even more in scientific research for the benefit of all americans that and more in tonight's big picture rubble also we all know that the japanese people will face decades of health issues as a result of the...
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what he calls common-sense gun laws, so can congress here in washington. our white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us from denver with more. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president came here to call on supporters to pressure congress to pass a law expanding background checks before he said opponents can run out the clock. president obama traveled west to keep up his campaign for tough new gun safety laws. >> every day that we wait to do something about it, even more of our fellow citizens are stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. now, the good news is, colorado has already chosen to do something about it. >> reporter: he's talking about the package of new gun safety laws colorado's democratic governor signed last month. they limit magazine clips to 15 rounds, require universal background checks, and require gun customers to pay for the cost of their background checks. the proposal introduced in the u.s. senate doesn't even include two of those three new measures, but it's struggling for votes. that may be surprising, considering universa
what he calls common-sense gun laws, so can congress here in washington. our white house correspondent jessica yellin is joining us from denver with more. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president came here to call on supporters to pressure congress to pass a law expanding background checks before he said opponents can run out the clock. president obama traveled west to keep up his campaign for tough new gun safety laws. >> every day that we wait to do something about it, even more of...
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. >> dana milbank writes in "the washington post". obama on guns too little too late. on almost every topic from budget negotiations to national security, washington seems only to act these days in response to crisis if it acts at all. obama errored in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes and energy and immigration and he compounded the error by sending j joe biden to conduct a study. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other action not even michael bloomberg's ad campaign to maintain the momentum. mark kelly has been, obviously, outspoken advocate on gun control legislation and he has been going around and buying guns and showing how long it takes to fill out a background check. i think it was like five minutes and 36 seconds, just if you care. if you can wait five minutes and 36 seconds for your gun. >> so i'm hearing behind the scenes there is still a deal that is being worked on universal background checks but yesterday it sound like it might be dead. >> they are still trying to figure out some sort of compromise. ag
. >> dana milbank writes in "the washington post". obama on guns too little too late. on almost every topic from budget negotiations to national security, washington seems only to act these days in response to crisis if it acts at all. obama errored in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes and energy and immigration and he compounded the error by sending j joe biden to conduct a study. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other...
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social programs are facing a cutback in the obama budget. president obama will formally propose cuts in his annual budget to demonstrate his willingness to compromise with republicans and revise prospects for a long-term deficit deal. that is according to administration officials. mr. obama will send a budget to capitol hill that will embody the final compromise that he made to speaker john boehner late last year before mr. john boehner abandoned negotiations in opposition for president obama's request for higher taxes on individuals and other corporations. from the "financial times you see president obama set to outline a curve on tax breaks. it says mr. obama is expected to hold his second dinner in two months with republican senators after his budget is released on april 10. the president's budget is expected to move more to the center, including a less generous calculation of inflation and some new government health savings the republicans have been pushing for. the washington times has this headline. the consumer to price index and will
social programs are facing a cutback in the obama budget. president obama will formally propose cuts in his annual budget to demonstrate his willingness to compromise with republicans and revise prospects for a long-term deficit deal. that is according to administration officials. mr. obama will send a budget to capitol hill that will embody the final compromise that he made to speaker john boehner late last year before mr. john boehner abandoned negotiations in opposition for president obama's...
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i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date here. no one -- there's no rule book for this. we've never actually been here before. >> a couple years for us to keep chewing it over. >> give you a lot to talk about here on the morning news. >> don baer great to see you this morning. >>> ahead on "starting point" the future of golf is here. bubba watson riding in just unbelievable style. >> what is that? >> take a look at that. that's next in our bleacher report. hhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger ev
i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date...